Charlotte, NC
Sep
17
6:30 PM18:30

Charlotte, NC

Join Wiley at the Charlotte Center Forum at the McColl Center when he’s interviewed by friend and fellow author Judy Goldman at a lecture where Wiley tries to answer the question “Does Modern Literature Have Anything to Say?” Tickets available here.

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Asheville, NC
Nov
16
7:00 PM19:00

Asheville, NC

Join Wiley Cash for a conversation with Eric “Sleepy” Floyd, a man who Coach John Thompson wrote about as being “such a phenomenal scorer, if he missed shots, he thought it was the rims and not him.” Cash and Floyd will discuss what it was like to play under Coach John Thompson as the Georgetown basketball was on the rise, what it was like to face hometown rival James Worthy and UNC in the National Championship in 1982, and what Coach Thompson’s mentorship meant to him both during and after his fourteen-year NBA career. OLL Manheim Room on the campus of UNC-Asheville. This event is part of the Fall 2023 Common Word Community Read. For more information click here.

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Asheville, NC
Oct
26
7:00 PM19:00

Asheville, NC

Join Wiley for a lecture by Dr. Adam Rothman, the director of the Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies and co-editor of the recent book Facing Georgetown’s History: A Reader on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation, which details the university’s history of enslavement and its recent efforts to confront its past. In his autobiography, Coach John Thompson writes about Georgetown’s slaveholding legacy, especially the sale of 272 enslaved people in 1883 that was made to save the financially struggling university. Aside from tracing the descendants of the 272 individuals, Dr. Rothman’s research explores how institutions and communities confront their shameful pasts. OLLI Manheim Roon on the campus of UNC-Asheville. This event is part of the Fall 2023 Common Word Community Read. For more information click here.

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Asheville, NC
Sep
21
7:00 PM19:00

Asheville, NC

Join Wiley and several student-athletes for a robust discussion about the pressures and expectations of life as a student-athlete at UNC-Asheville. You might know these young people from the classroom, the court, or the community, but you might not know the full complexity of their lives and the responsibilities and challenges they face every day. OLLI Manheimer Room on the campus of UNC-Asheville. This event is part of the Fall 2023 Common Word Community Read. For more information click here.

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Asheville, NC
Mar
15
7:00 PM19:00

Asheville, NC

Join Wiley for “Mental Health Behind Bars: The Role of Mental Health in the U.S. Legal System,” a lecture on the ways in which mental health is overlooked and underserved in the courts by Dr. Laura Jones, Associate Professor of Health & Wellness and Athletics Mental Health Coordinator. This event is part of UNC-Asheville’s Common Word Community Read. The spring selection is The Other Dr. Gilmer: Two Men, a Murder, and an Unlikely Fight for Justice by Dr. Benjamin Gilmer. Click here for more information.

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Asheville, NC
Feb
20
7:00 PM19:00

Asheville, NC

Join Wiley for “How to Get Away with (Writing About) Murder,” a lecture on the explosion of true crime in popular culture by Dr. Laura Meadows, Assistant Professor of Mass Communications. This event is part of UNC-Asheville’s Common Word Community Read. The spring selection is The Other Dr. Gilmer: Two Men, a Murder, and an Unlikely Fight for Justice by Dr. Benjamin Gilmer. Click here for more information.

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Wilmington, NC
Oct
20
5:00 PM17:00

Wilmington, NC

Join Wiley when he reads Jill McCorkle’s iconic story “Your Husband Is Cheating on Us” for Adult Story Hour to benefit the Cape Fear Literacy Council. A Q&A will follow, hosted by personalities from our local public radio station, WHQR Public Media. Books will be available for purchase, thanks to Pomegranate Books. Click here for location, tickets, and more information.

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